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The Cabinet on October 14, 2026 approved selling 60.72% of IDBI Bank to a Fairfax Financial unit for Rs 52,878 crore at Rs 81 a share.

On October 13, 2026, the Supreme Court asked a senior Delhi Police officer to explain alleged assaults on women journalists at the anti-CEC protests; next hearing October 15.

CBIC notified rules of origin for the India-New Zealand FTA on October 12, 2026; they take effect on October 20 along with the trade pact.

Goa's cabinet, chaired by CM Pramod Sawant, extended KPMG's services for Phase II of the state tourism master plan and policy, reported on 10 October 2026.

Delhi Police removed Jantar Mantar from its list of protest sites in an order dated 11 October 2026 and named Ramlila Maidan, Burari Ground and CBD Ground instead.

Uttar Pradesh will support at least 50 AI start-ups in Lucknow over five years, CM Yogi Adityanath said on 6 October 2026 at HCLTech's campus anniversary.

The Startup Policy Forum launched DeepVerse on October 6, 2026, a deep-tech policy platform covering ten sectors with an 18-member advisory board.

Bihar launched its MSME Policy 2026 on Oct 8, 2026, reserving 25-40% of state procurement for Bihar-made goods and paying Rs 2 lakh first instalments to new entrepreneurs.

Gujarat's MSME scheme, announced October 9, 2026, gives capital, interest and power support to 2031, plus 1% extra interest aid for women and first-time founders.

Kedarnath helicopter booking for Oct 16 to Nov 9 opened on IRCTC HeliYatra on Oct 9, 2026, and seats were reported sold out within hours.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced a revised tourism policy, a ₹1,500 crore infrastructure budget and a land bank on 3 October 2026 to draw hotel investment.

The RBI raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5 per cent on 7 October 2026, which makes floating-rate borrowing costlier for households.